Bluewater shopping centre's decision to ban young people wearing hooded tops has sparked a new antagonism against the young. The message, reinforced by politicians, is that young people are disaffected, lazy and violent.
The few who commit offences serious enough to make the evening news overshadow those young people who actively contribute to society.
Young people are well aware that many of them have a negative image among adults, their communities and the media. They feel marginalised from the political system and feel people don't listen to them or take them seriously. Young people are the first to admit the main reasons some commit crime are feelings of boredom and frustration, from not having anything to do or places they can meet.
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